President Donald Trump is almost two weeks into his takeover of Washington, DC, which has brought an influx of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops onto city streets. ICE and other agencies have used it as a chance to conduct draconian immigration arrests, while DC residents say they have seen relatively little of law enforcement in genuinely high-crime areas of the city.
It’s a high-stakes moment and Vox journalists have covered it every step of the way: Zack Beauchamp explains what the real fear about the takeover should be and how, at least so far, Trump and his top aide, Stephen Miller, are doing it badly. Andrew Prokop has a caution for Democrats eager to downplay crime in DC. And Ian Millhiser writes that the big test is yet to come — if Trump comes up against his 30-day limit for control of the DC police and still tries to extend his takeover, what will the courts say? Read our coverage of Trump's DC takeover below.
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